I’m using the Google Maps API to retrieve the latitude and longitude of a specific location based on its name, as illustrated in the first example in the documentation. However, I have observed inconsistencies in the coordinates returned by the API for the same location.
For instance, the latitude and longitude might vary slightly at the second decimal place (e.g., returning 33.8520277 and then 33.8931125) or even at a smaller scale (e.g., returning 34.0046888 and then 34.0046968). Additionally, after such a variation, the coordinates sometimes revert to their initial values later.
Could you please clarify the cause of these variations in the data? Furthermore, how can I ensure that the newly returned coordinates maintain a high level of accuracy and are not less precise than the initial values?
Note: Here is the code to send the request:
r = requests.get("https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json", params=params)
with params being a python dictionary & having an address key with a string specifying the name of the target location.